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Feb

20

2024

Hunger crisis: Suleman calls out as Boko Haram collects taxes and kills Borno farmers

Economy, Metro, NewsBandits, Crime, Economy, Herdsmen, Insecurity, Metro, Next Level, Security

Hunger crisis: Suleman calls out as Boko Haram collects taxes and kills Borno farmers The operations of Boko Haram extremists in some parts of Borno and Adamawa are causing a shortage of food in Nigeria, according to Abdulsalam Suleman, a public affairs analyst and senior consultant. According to him, food availability is impacted in some areas of Borno State where farmers are unable to access their land because Boko Haram rebels are collecting levies. He revealed to the Daily Post that these taxes are killing off a number of farmers on their farms. Nigerians are currently complaining about the lack…

Feb

20

2024

By Amos Oge Kalu

The depreciation of Naira against the US dollar continues

Business, Economy, NewsBusiness, Economy, Metro, Naira

At the official and unofficial foreign exchange markets, the value of the naira plummeted to an all-time low versus the US dollar, exacerbating the country's foreign exchange crisis. The naira fell in value last week, from N1,574.62 per US dollar on Monday to N1,537.96 on Friday, according to data from FMDQ. In comparison to the N1,537.96 recorded at the close of trading on Friday, this indicates a N36.66 or 2.3% loss. In a similar vein, on the parallel market, the naira fell from N1,590 on Friday to N1,660 on Monday per US dollar. A Bureau De Change operator named Dayyabu…

Feb

19

2024

By Amos Oge Kalu

Minister of the FCT Nyesom Wike is geared up for the 2027 general elections.

News, Opinion, Politics2027, Next Level, Nyesom Wike, Opinion, Politics

Speaking on Sunday at a thanksgiving service in Koroma, Rivers State, Wike expressed confidence that the coalitions his political camp has built will make the 2027 elections easy for them. "With the forces we have, I don't know of anyone who can challenge us," stated Wike. As far as I can tell, it feels like 2027 is tomorrow. It is still very far away for me, but I am eager. Where is the unity between the two party leaderships—APC and PDP—when it comes to leadership? Which state? You can only locate that togetherness in Rivers. Minister of the FCT Nyesom…

Feb

19

2024

By Amos Oge Kalu

CSO demands immediate stop to 27 senior immigration officers’ illegal retirement

Column, News, Opinion, PoliticsEconomy, Next Level, Nigeria, Opinion, Politics

Taking into consideration the alleged unlawful retirement of 27 senior immigration officers, the Civil Society for Good Governance and Accountability has issued a severe warning to the departing Comptroller General of Immigration, Adepoju, as well as to the Minister of Interior, Tunji-Ojo. In a press statement that was issued on Monday in Abuja, the spokesperson for the organisation, Monday Okafor, called for immediate action to be taken in order to reverse this decision. "It is our demand that the commander Immigration Officer Adepoju and Minister Tunji-Ojo immediately reverse their decisions to retire these 27 top immigration officers without providing a…

Feb

19

2024

By Amos Oge Kalu

Eulogizing Dr. Alex Otti At His Birthday – Odo Ijere

Abia State, Lifestyle, News, OpinionAlex Otti, Birthday, Lifestyle, ne, Odo Ijere

The entire social space and mainstream media was agog with encomium at yesterday's 59th birthday celebration of His Excellency, Dr. Alex Chioma Otti, the executive governor of Abia State. The rumors of the birthday were sent around the state on Saturday eve to the D-Day, even without official notice. By evening on the 17th of February, the word of his birth was literally on everyone's slips. That the people of Abia could amid unprecedented hardships across the country find the time to soliloquize Dr. Alex Otti's birthday was in itself phenomenal. There is no better litmus measure of a leader…